Employment

Please check back for information about opportunities in various departments at the Garden. Resumés and applications are only accepted for open positions. Applicants who do not meet the required qualifications will not be considered. Please see how to apply for further information.

Seasonal

Assistant Horticulturist, Seasonal A-IRequisition Number: 280Overview: The assistant horticulturist seasonals work closely with the horticulturists to maintain a diverse collection of plants in different display gardens with high attention to detail. They will spend most of their time working out in the gardens and assisting with the supervision of other seasonal staff and volunteers. There are eight positions that will be working in different areas with... Read more

Associate, Customer Call CenterRequisition Number: 324Overview: The associate will answer incoming calls from the Garden's main phone menu with excellent communication skills. Support all aspects of Membership Sales & Visitor Experience phone interactions including sales of memberships, membership upgrades, and event tickets. Assist customers with membership and general Garden questions. Enhance the member/visitor experience by providing excellent... Read more

Groundskeeper, SeasonalRequisition Number: 299Overview: The seasonal groundskeeper performs general landscaping and grounds maintenance, consisting primarily of manual labor under the direction of full-time horticulture staff, working independently or with a crew. Assist with special projects such as event preparation and support. There may be occasional evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Work and area assignments may change during the season as... Read more

Kris S. Jarantoski Intern Requisition Number: 318Overview: The intern will gain broad-based experience with a focus on horticulture in public garden operations to develop skills required to become a future botanic garden leader. Specific duties will change throughout the internship as the intern rotates through different Chicago Botanic Garden departments. Assigned areas may include nursery and greenhouse plant production, plant healthcare, horticulture... Read more

Membership Sales and Visitor Experience AssistantRequisition Number: 303Overview: The assistant will support all aspects of Membership Sales and Visitor Experience on-site including sales of memberships, membership upgrades, donations, visitor event and program tickets, registrations for various Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden programs, and Garden information.

Seasonal Assistant, Plant Health CareRequisition Number: 298Overview: The seasonal assistant for plant health care's primary responsibility is to keep the general grounds weed free. The assistant will spend most of his/her time working independently in the Garden grounds performing manual weed control, spraying herbicides, and performing general landscape maintenance. The seasonal assistant also assists the plant health care specialists with other duties such... Read more

Tour Guide & CashierRequisition Number: 300Overview: As an ambassador of the Chicago Botanic Garden and its mission, the ideal applicant has a friendly, outgoing demeanor and exceptional communication and customer relations skills. The tour guide narrates a 35-minute scripted tour to adults and children when driving a 76-passenger open air tram or walking on designated routes throughout the Garden. As part of Visitor Operations, this staff member... Read more

Visitor Assistant & CashierRequisition Number: 301Overview: As part of Visitor Operations, the ideal applicant has exceptional communication and customer relations skills, providing an outstanding first impression while creating a positive and memorable experience for Chicago Botanic Garden visitors. The visitor assistant and cashier provides support for Garden exhibitions and events through a welcoming greeting, timely and accurate ticket sales using... Read more

Regular

Conservation EcologistRequisition Number: 326Overview: The Chicago Botanic Garden seeks a conservation ecologist with research strengths in landscape ecology, community ecology, plant/animal interactions, or seed ecology for its Plant Science and Conservation Division. Duties include developing a conservation-oriented research program, seeking external funding, collaborating with a wide range of academic stewardship organizations, and teaching/... Read more

Coordinator, Student Field TripsRequisition Number: 325Overview: The Coordinator, Student Field Trips uses the Chicago Botanic Garden as an educational resource to support standards-based, plant and environmental science lessons for visiting school groups on site and Traveling Plant Science Teacher off site. The Coordinator also supports other youth education program staff with delivery of weekday and weekend programs during the summer and winter.... Read more

Editorial DirectorRequisition Number: 326Overview: The Chicago Botanic Garden opened a little more than 40 years ago as a beautiful place to visit, and it has matured into one of the world’s great horticultural display gardens and living museums. In 2014, more than one million people visited the Garden’s 26 gardens and four natural areas, which are uniquely situated on 385 acres on and around nine islands. The permanent plant collection has about... Read more

Youth & Family Programs InstructorRequisition Number: 320Overview: To facilitate a range of hands-on, nature-themed education activities and programs for children and families at the Garden, primarily children's birthday parties on weekends. The hours for this position are scheduled on an as needed basis, typically two to three weekend days per month.

The Chicago Botanic Garden welcomes veterans to our workforce. At the Garden, where we are a leading provider of horticultural therapy services for veterans, we value the dedication of our nation's service members.

We believe that veterans add a unique perspective and bring valuable experience to the workforce. As part of our commitment to veterans, the Garden has joined the state of Illinois and other leading Illinois employers in the Illinois Hires Heroes Consortium (IHHC). Consortium members agree to implement programs to recruit, train, and retain veterans; we will list jobs on sites including Hero2Hired (H2H), a site aimed at helping veterans find jobs. We have completed training to help us understand military skills and how that experience can be applied to our work at the Garden.

We encourage veterans to apply for internships, as well as full- and part-time employment.